Fabric Yardage Calculator

A standard 84-inch sofa takes about 14 yards of 54-inch plain fabric; a 96-inch sofa takes 16, and sectionals run 24 to 28. Patterned fabric adds 10-25% depending on the repeat. These are workroom planning numbers. Always confirm final yardage with your upholsterer.

Multiply rod width by your fullness (2.5x for pinch pleat), divide by the fabric width and round up. That is how many fabric widths you need. Cut length is finished length plus about 16 inches for hems and header, rounded up to a full pattern repeat. Example: a 100-inch rod at 2.5x fullness in 54-inch fabric needs 5 widths; at a 96-inch finished length that is 5 × 112 inches ≈ 16 yards.

Trabajosrooms typically add 10% for repeats up to 14 inches, 15% for 15-19 inches, 20% for 20-27 inches and 25% beyond that, because every cut must start at the same point in the pattern to match across seams and cushions Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.

54 inches is the US standard for upholstery and drapery fabric. Quilting cottons run 44-45 inches, and wide drapery sheers come 108-118 inches so tall windows can be sewn without horizontal seams Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.

Railroading turns the fabric 90 degrees so its width runs along the length of the piece, letting long sofas, banquettes and cornices be covered without vertical seams. Solids and non-directional weaves railroad well; directional patterns usually cannot Read the result against your drawings, product sheets, or listing rules before you rely on it in a client meeting.